Received my This Providence - CD today in the mail. Ripped it into 24Bit 96 Wav, played it on the DACmini. I am amazed of how this album sounds with the He-500. I literally heard Dan Young blow into the mic on the song Anything Is possible. It's amazing how this dacmini keeps sounding better and better :). I'm sure the "Burn In" is kicking in at the moment!

Can IEM or low impedence headphone work well with DACmini? I have a Westone 4 IEM and Sennheiser Momentum headphone. Though buying DACmini is major for HD650, I hope it can also work well with other cans in hand. Some advices are appreciated.

Netmask, I have something similar. I have a DACMini PX setup that i use 3 different ways. I bought the Audiophile Desktop system when it went on sale at the beginning of the year. So, I use the desktop speakers most of the time for generic listening since I often have to get up and down when someone yells at me to do something. If i want more critical listening I use a pair of Sennheiser HD580 headphones and they work well enough for me. I sometimes use Sleek Audio SA-6 IEMs, when i want to isolate the background noise. I don't often use the IEMs since i use them all day at work, but it works good enough for my needs. But the Westone 4 are much nicer than my Sleek Audio set, so you may be more picky about sound quality... I am getting really close to ordering a pair of custom IEMs, because i am tired of the Sleek Audio cable issues.

Netmask, I have something similar. I have a DACMini PX setup that i use 3 different ways. I bought the Audiophile Desktop system when it went on sale at the beginning of the year. So, I use the desktop speakers most of the time for generic listening since I often have to get up and down when someone yells at me to do something. If i want more critical listening I use a pair of Sennheiser HD580 headphones and they work well enough for me. I sometimes use Sleek Audio SA-6 IEMs, when i want to isolate the background noise. I don't often use the IEMs since i use them all day at work, but it works good enough for my needs. But the Westone 4 are much nicer than my Sleek Audio set, so you may be more picky about sound quality... I am getting really close to ordering a pair of custom IEMs, because i am tired of the Sleek Audio cable issues.

-DrPyro

DrPyro, thanks a lot for your sharing! Ideally I was going to get a Burson Audio conductor, but it's really expensive to me comparing with DACMini currently :-) May need to wait some time.

Does anybody own or heard the Dacmini that can make some comparisons with the Audio-GD NFB-11.32. I sold my Maverick Audio A1/D2 combo and was considering the Dacmini PX to power my speakers and as a another headphone amp, but, if the two are close, I will probably get the Nuforce DDA-100 to power the speakers.

I'm very satisfied, with the exception of the sensitivity of the gain. Can't crank past 8 o'clock on most tunes, and it takes very, very, very small adjustments to find the right volume. If you go too low, the right channel starts to drops out.

Guess it could be a problem with the unit. Or maybe I just have a low tolerance for high spl's.

I'm very satisfied, with the exception of the sensitivity of the gain. Can't crank past 8 o'clock on most tunes, and it takes very, very, very small adjustments to find the right volume. If you go too low, the right channel starts to drops out.

Guess it could be a problem with the unit. Or maybe I just have a low tolerance for high spl's.

For what it's worth, a friend of mine, who very painstakingly built himself a killer HiFi system (PS Audio, Nelson Pass, Focal, etc.), then turned his attention to Head-Fi and after testing a lot of gear, concluded that, for his tastes, nothing beats the LCD-3 on a DACmini CX. He says he normally listens with the volume at 9 o'clock. Me too, with the LCD-2 rev. 1.